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if you look at spending cuts first, barack obama has basically moved about $325 billion on spending and speaker boehner, according to the last real public offer, has moved about $350 billion. i think it is fair to say had both moved relatively equally. but if you turned to tax increases, obama has already moved from, again the last public real offer $355 billion while boehner's moved only $150 billion. less than half. and then finally, and i want to go to you to unpack this. the stimulus money. this is not to be forgotten. we are in a recession. and many economists say that whatever else you do with long-term entitlement reform which is real, another real thing is growing the economy. obama has moved $250 billion. the number that boehner has moved on that stimulus is zero from the last final comprehensive offer. what do you make of that pacting that we are not mere the 50-yard line anymore? >> we also add that not only has boehner month moved, he can't get his own caucus to vote on the plan he brought forward. we are not only talking about symbolic gestures here, we are talking about so
if you look at spending cuts first, barack obama has basically moved about $325 billion on spending and speaker boehner, according to the last real public offer, has moved about $350 billion. i think it is fair to say had both moved relatively equally. but if you turned to tax increases, obama has already moved from, again the last public real offer $355 billion while boehner's moved only $150 billion. less than half. and then finally, and i want to go to you to unpack this. the stimulus money....
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president obama returned to washington moments ago, cutting short his christmas vacation. the president has now spoken with all four congressional leaders, according to the white house communications director he. the house remains on vacation, but there are a few signs of life in the capital. gop leaders have released a new statement with an old message to the senate. the ball is in your court. the statement says the house will take action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate first must act. well, this morning, senate majority leader reid slammed the house republicans not not even showing up. >> if we go over the cliff, and it looks like that's where we are headed, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today before the first of the year aren't here with the speaker having told them they will give them 48 hours inside. i can't imagine their conscious. >> well, senator reid is expected to hold a news conference about the talks this afternoon. so here is where we stand. reid wants to get a vote on at least a basic bill to delay the auto
president obama returned to washington moments ago, cutting short his christmas vacation. the president has now spoken with all four congressional leaders, according to the white house communications director he. the house remains on vacation, but there are a few signs of life in the capital. gop leaders have released a new statement with an old message to the senate. the ball is in your court. the statement says the house will take action on whatever the senate can pass, but the senate first...
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deep cut. >> oh. practicing our love. yeah. >> coming up, the air up there, former vice president al gore comes up with a unique excuse regarding president obama's debate performance. we will ask our debate panel for their best debate whoppers, that is next. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. it put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you devel
deep cut. >> oh. practicing our love. yeah. >> coming up, the air up there, former vice president al gore comes up with a unique excuse regarding president obama's debate performance. we will ask our debate panel for their best debate whoppers, that is next. [ lisa ] my name's lisa, and chantix helped me quit. i honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didn't think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the...
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one is cut the advantage obama has among college educated women, the other is to drive up the support built in for republicans among less educated women sort of down scale women. i think that might be, yes, this issue will fade but this might speak to how they approach the gender gap to use cultural issues among less educated women. >> the statistics are actually, although there's a lot of talk about the opt out revolution, college educated women choosing to stay home, it's anecdotally true, not statistically true. the women who increasingly do stay home are noncollege educated who can't make enough money to make it pay for daycare. although that's not ann romney, that is who the stay at home debate is about. >> there's so many communities where it's news to people, mothers have to go out and get a job. in many minority communities, that's been the case from the get go. even in the feminist movement, the specific lives of women of color haven't counted. i think in either case, we can be honest and say on both sides of the aisle, we meed to ratchet up our con husbandeousness about the
one is cut the advantage obama has among college educated women, the other is to drive up the support built in for republicans among less educated women sort of down scale women. i think that might be, yes, this issue will fade but this might speak to how they approach the gender gap to use cultural issues among less educated women. >> the statistics are actually, although there's a lot of talk about the opt out revolution, college educated women choosing to stay home, it's anecdotally...
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president obama's not talking about. mitt romney's not talking about it. it's not abstract. it's -- you know hours after election day, and steve rattner's right. entitlement cuts are not popular, raising taxes is not pop lular but everything you ha to talk about on dealing with the fiscal cliff is not popular. both candidates are in a mutual pact on that issue. >> it's not because it's not popular the dynamics will change dramatically depending on who's elected. >> exactly the president has more leverage -- the president has more leverage either way. if he has a second term he has more leverage with house republicans in the lame duck and the dynamics coming. they basically said in congress, wait until november 7th to find out what happens. >> i find it fascinate, within the beltway, those who follow there is we are dying to hear more specifics about the fiscal cliff. ordinary voters on main street want to know which guys will help me get a job or will improve the economy. they want basic. we have an economy that need fixing. i think that the president's first job, number one
president obama's not talking about. mitt romney's not talking about it. it's not abstract. it's -- you know hours after election day, and steve rattner's right. entitlement cuts are not popular, raising taxes is not pop lular but everything you ha to talk about on dealing with the fiscal cliff is not popular. both candidates are in a mutual pact on that issue. >> it's not because it's not popular the dynamics will change dramatically depending on who's elected. >> exactly the...
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the message is clear, president obama's number one priority is ensure that tax cuts for middle-class families are preserved and tax rates for the wealthy expire. according to warren buffet that idea is already being accepted across the country. >> there's a general feeling among the general public and congress, that the rich like me have been getting away with low tax rates and time to make the tax rates more progressive. >> while the president seeks an audience with the american citizenry he's limiting his face time with his republican adversaries on the hill. missing from his schedule the meeting he was supposed to have with top congressional leaders. having learned his lesson during the payroll tax fight. >> modern day washington is a little different than it was in 1801. the notion you can solve all problems over a cocktail i think is a little overrated. engaging with not just the denisons of washington but with the broader american public is very important to him. >> while president obama spoke with senate leader harry reid and speaker john boehner by phone on saturday when you
the message is clear, president obama's number one priority is ensure that tax cuts for middle-class families are preserved and tax rates for the wealthy expire. according to warren buffet that idea is already being accepted across the country. >> there's a general feeling among the general public and congress, that the rich like me have been getting away with low tax rates and time to make the tax rates more progressive. >> while the president seeks an audience with the american...
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shoving 30, 35 people in a class and just teaching to some tests. >> that is a new tv ad from president obama, who is right now meeting with teachers at kenyon springs high school. governor romney hasn't laid out what specific domestic programs he would cut but his running mate provides a guide. in addition to gutting education, congressman paul ryan targets research. the center for american progress shows that while the government invested $104 per person on science and technology research in 2010, the ryan budget would cut that by 24% by 2021, to just $79 per person. what's more, government investment in new technology including clean energy has become a bogeyman for romney supporters. >> you know how much money he invested in so-called green energy companies? $90 billion. $90 billion. >> the ryan budget also cuts $3 billion from clean energy in 2013 alone. big oil companies, however, would get a decade of tax breaks worth $40 billion and speaking of big oil, the ceo of exxonmobil hosted a fund-raiser for governor romney yesterday in houston, part of a $7 million fund-raising jag in the sta
shoving 30, 35 people in a class and just teaching to some tests. >> that is a new tv ad from president obama, who is right now meeting with teachers at kenyon springs high school. governor romney hasn't laid out what specific domestic programs he would cut but his running mate provides a guide. in addition to gutting education, congressman paul ryan targets research. the center for american progress shows that while the government invested $104 per person on science and technology...
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now it appears obama is getting a taste of romney stew. democrats seem to be inching away from their minor, undermining and diminishing the president with a thousand tiny cuts. what do you make of that? >> it's fascinating. it's endemic to any president running for a second term. at some point, once you get into office, you've got to begin making choices. those choices begin to slice away little pieces of your base every step of the way throughout the three and a half years until you get to campaign season. then people are saying well, wait a second, you promised this, that and the other thing, we didn't get it. the president is reduced in every case, whether democrat or republican, to saying yeah, yeah, next term. that's why you got to re-elect me. that's not as inspiring a message as hope, change and a huge rally in chicago. that was naturally going to be the case. the question for the obama campaign is how do they manage that, how do they go out and stop that guy from saying that stuff on cable television. i didn't even know you could s
now it appears obama is getting a taste of romney stew. democrats seem to be inching away from their minor, undermining and diminishing the president with a thousand tiny cuts. what do you make of that? >> it's fascinating. it's endemic to any president running for a second term. at some point, once you get into office, you've got to begin making choices. those choices begin to slice away little pieces of your base every step of the way throughout the three and a half years until you get...
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spending by demanding that president obama come up with john boehner's plan to cut spending. what those cuts are, no one is sure. >> now critics say the speaker is just asking democrats to put specifics into the republican proposal, but i say that's kind of fun. it makes the budget into a giant mad lib. for instance, we agree to cut $10 bazillion from the program that brings ukuleles to the sticky poor. toilet boobs. >> we will play our very own game of mad libs when house democratic whip steny hoyer joins us live just ahead on "now." to the best vacation spot on earth. (all) the gulf! it doesn't matter which of our great states folks visit. mississippi, alabama, louisiana or florida, they're gonna love it. shaul, your alabama hospitality is incredible. thanks, karen. love your mississippi outdoors. i vote for your florida beaches, dawn. bill, this louisiana seafood is delicious. we're having such a great year on the gulf, we've decided to put aside our rivalry. now is the perfect time to visit anyone of our states. the beaches and waters couldn't be more beautiful. take a bo
spending by demanding that president obama come up with john boehner's plan to cut spending. what those cuts are, no one is sure. >> now critics say the speaker is just asking democrats to put specifics into the republican proposal, but i say that's kind of fun. it makes the budget into a giant mad lib. for instance, we agree to cut $10 bazillion from the program that brings ukuleles to the sticky poor. toilet boobs. >> we will play our very own game of mad libs when house...
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on the bain stuff and bush tax cut stuff, two big weapons in the obama arsenal, he's sort of undermyroned the mission. >> and good at avoiding the nuanced arguments, making the great sound bites. the down side, when he delivers a sound bite that no one bothers to examine what the substance was top to say that venture capitalists or private equity firms have a role in our society is -- is a statement woe probably a probab we would all agree with but a blueprint for driving a political economy is a different story. i get what they're saying. the sound bite republicans are saying, it will tell, i must admit, my non-intellectuality reaction to that was. >> gut reaction? >> hillary must be running in 2016 and bill is taking carriage of the wall street -- >> a whole separate shishgs think, whether or not hillary's running, ben, but almost sort of beside the point. you know, the echo chamber you're familiar with decided that bill clinton said something that was counter to -- something on your head. counter to what the president believes, you know, we have a lineup of republicans who have said, a
on the bain stuff and bush tax cut stuff, two big weapons in the obama arsenal, he's sort of undermyroned the mission. >> and good at avoiding the nuanced arguments, making the great sound bites. the down side, when he delivers a sound bite that no one bothers to examine what the substance was top to say that venture capitalists or private equity firms have a role in our society is -- is a statement woe probably a probab we would all agree with but a blueprint for driving a political...
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how do you negotiate the thicket of cuts that are being proposed in the paul ryan budget? frank, we talked about the weak ochbs mitt romney but this stuff highlights it. you can understand why president obama's choosing today, perhaps a day that mitt romney's finally crowned the romneyee -- >> oh. >> i say this, only catches fire -- >> rachel, last week when she coined the phrase linjured. >> a couple things, one, we're all paying a lot closer attention than voters are. one of mitt romney's great hopes is that no one's paying quite as much attention to what he's saying now at this moment in time. >> except david axelrod is. >> one of the reasons it's wise of president obama to get out and talk about this, is it's a way of saying, people, at this moment pay attention when he shakes the etch a etch and saysisay something new you'll have this in your mind. >> people are talking about the gender gap has exploded over the last six weeks. >> he's leading in a general election matchup, obama is 20 points ahead of romney and swing states among women. >> the defense that the romney
how do you negotiate the thicket of cuts that are being proposed in the paul ryan budget? frank, we talked about the weak ochbs mitt romney but this stuff highlights it. you can understand why president obama's choosing today, perhaps a day that mitt romney's finally crowned the romneyee -- >> oh. >> i say this, only catches fire -- >> rachel, last week when she coined the phrase linjured. >> a couple things, one, we're all paying a lot closer attention than voters are....
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. >> barack obama promised to cut health care costs. >> we'll bring down premiums by $2500 for the typical family. >> but it didn't happen. 6 in 10 americans are seeing their premiums rise, the average cost of a family policy is up $1300. and a key part of obama's health care take over will cost 100 billion more than promised. >> this is the thing. you look at sort of the message coming from team obama and it's this positive, you could probably say annoying in some cases, but like not -- i wouldn't say polyanaish, build a grass roots fundraising operation, talk to your friends, talk to your neighbors. it is a forward moving vision. you look at that, that's the republican strategy in swing states which is negative. what he's done is bad. let's repeal it. i wonder is that -- which is going to have more fuel for fire come november. >> it depends if people blame obama care for health premiums going up. of course, the takeover that obama care is positive upon hasn't happened yet. so first you don't have it both ways in that sense. second of all, you know, like with higher gas prices, with unemp
. >> barack obama promised to cut health care costs. >> we'll bring down premiums by $2500 for the typical family. >> but it didn't happen. 6 in 10 americans are seeing their premiums rise, the average cost of a family policy is up $1300. and a key part of obama's health care take over will cost 100 billion more than promised. >> this is the thing. you look at sort of the message coming from team obama and it's this positive, you could probably say annoying in some...
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that's part of what president obama did. part of the cuts that, as i understand it ryan wanted to make, no, you have to come to us after the storm hits to get the money. and this way they had the money, they had resources, able to put in place beforehand and that makes a tremendous difference in this situation. >> we will be talking about how the president has made reform, structural reforms to fema after the break. coming up, president obama, governor chris christie bro hug it out, official term, after the new jersey storm tour. how that is romney surrogacy working out? it's a new day. if you're a man with low testosterone, you should know that axiron is here. the only underarm treatment for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or change
that's part of what president obama did. part of the cuts that, as i understand it ryan wanted to make, no, you have to come to us after the storm hits to get the money. and this way they had the money, they had resources, able to put in place beforehand and that makes a tremendous difference in this situation. >> we will be talking about how the president has made reform, structural reforms to fema after the break. coming up, president obama, governor chris christie bro hug it out,...
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leverage is right now. >> the pie is not cut up. luke russert, my friend, the sage of capitol hill, my celebrity doppelganger. >> check out melinda's column about notre dame. >> thank you. >> it is a good column. after the break, revenue on the table, check internal discord about entitlements check. a never-endings discussion about taxes, check. sounds like washington is partying like it's 2011. really deja vu or could this be the beginning of a new story? we will go back to the future when we talk to congressman chris van hollen next on "now." [ male announcer ] when this hotel added aflac to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! now's a good time to think about your options. are you looking for a plan that really meets your needs? and your budget? as you probably know, medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up
leverage is right now. >> the pie is not cut up. luke russert, my friend, the sage of capitol hill, my celebrity doppelganger. >> check out melinda's column about notre dame. >> thank you. >> it is a good column. after the break, revenue on the table, check internal discord about entitlements check. a never-endings discussion about taxes, check. sounds like washington is partying like it's 2011. really deja vu or could this be the beginning of a new story? we will go...
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let's play the sound when president obama is talking about tax cuts and mitt romney explaining his version of the arithmetic. let's hear what they said last night. >> if somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, here, i want to spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we're going to pay for it but we can't tell you until maybe after the election how we're going to do it, you wouldn't have taken such a sketchy deal and neither should you. the american people. because the math doesn't add up. >> if somehow the numbers don't add up, would you be willing to look again at a 20% -- >> well of course they add up. i was -- i was someone who ran businesses for 25 years and balanced the budget. >> lebo, of course they add up, i was someone who ran businesses for 25 years. explain to me the logic there. >> well, i think the logic is this, i think the math question has really bedevilled mitt romney and also bedevilled paul ryan in the last few weeks and paul ryan is supposedly the better explainer of the two. it's a problematic narrative for them and frankly what it does is puts focus on the
let's play the sound when president obama is talking about tax cuts and mitt romney explaining his version of the arithmetic. let's hear what they said last night. >> if somebody came to you, governor, with a plan that said, here, i want to spend $7 trillion or $8 trillion, and we're going to pay for it but we can't tell you until maybe after the election how we're going to do it, you wouldn't have taken such a sketchy deal and neither should you. the american people. because the math...
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obama care. governor romney had vowed repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries achange. joining us is presidential historian michael thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure alex. >> really interesting here in terms of how president obama is treated in the long arc of had history and i guess can you give us an example, the historian you are, of previous presidents that have had rocky first terms but whose second terms cement their first terms? >> they generally don't tend to because alex if you look over the last century, usually these two-termres have the awful second terms, almost without exception. lot of reasons for that. but one of them has been is the best case of this or lbj, during the first term and in lbj's case 1964, there are
obama care. governor romney had vowed repeal the affordable care act on day one but the president's re-election implementation. ezra klein notes the president's financial reforms and expiring bush tax cuts are victories ensured by last night's results. he writes -- in 2008 the election was a vote for hope in 2012 his re-election carries achange. joining us is presidential historian michael thanks for joining the program. >> pleasure alex. >> really interesting here in terms of how...
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tying himself to those tax cuts is a very good thing for the president. >> obama extended them. >> well, under duress, with a gun to his head, with the congress that wouldn't do anything else. >> okay. all right. >> but they will ex-spipire thi year. >> i'm reminded, watching george w. bush, thinking about the heated rhetoric and the name calling and that's putting it mildly, that's directed the way of president obama, is george w. bush, i mean, where would he sit in the modern republic, in the current contemporary republican party? >> i'm not sure. you know what? in that clip that you showed, it shows i think the real george bu bush, the statesman george bush when he said not just that he's going to relinquish the limelight but said i will not undermine our president. >> right. >> by stepping in. that's what a statesman does. in the republican party, unfortunately, there aren't that many statesmen. poor speaker john boehner is the only person i can think of in the republican party who rises to that level. and if more -- >> occasionally and then gets pulled back. >> if more republicans
tying himself to those tax cuts is a very good thing for the president. >> obama extended them. >> well, under duress, with a gun to his head, with the congress that wouldn't do anything else. >> okay. all right. >> but they will ex-spipire thi year. >> i'm reminded, watching george w. bush, thinking about the heated rhetoric and the name calling and that's putting it mildly, that's directed the way of president obama, is george w. bush, i mean, where would he sit...
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how will they smooth over president obama's criticism of the bush record? remember this. >> i will oppose any effort to return to the same policies that brought on this economic crisis. you hear somebody say we should cut more taxes especially for the wealthiest americans, well, we did that, 2000, 2001, 2003. we tried a lot of these ideas for nearly a decade. it did not work. >> new york city mayor michael bloomberg comes to explain his proposed ban on super sized sugar drinks. we won't offer him a giant soda. beantown showdown, team obama heads to boston to target mitt romney's massachusetts record as a new poll shows the campaigns are deadlocked in three key states. where will romney show up today? i'm andrea mitchell live in
how will they smooth over president obama's criticism of the bush record? remember this. >> i will oppose any effort to return to the same policies that brought on this economic crisis. you hear somebody say we should cut more taxes especially for the wealthiest americans, well, we did that, 2000, 2001, 2003. we tried a lot of these ideas for nearly a decade. it did not work. >> new york city mayor michael bloomberg comes to explain his proposed ban on super sized sugar drinks. we...